Universal #838
Legacy number: 838
| Number | 835 |
| Original | A liquid with both lateral and non-lateral allophones is the likeliest candidate for the single liquid in a system. |
| Standardized | IF there is any other liquid, THEN there will be a liquid with both lateral and non-lateral allophones. |
| Keywords | liquid, lateral, non-lateral |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | sample of 321 languages by Maddieson 1980 |
| Source | Lass 1984: 158-9, taken from survey by Maddieson 1980 |
Discussion
Notes
A good example is Nasioi (E. Papuan) with an alveolar tap realized as [ l] before /u o/.
Comment
A good example is Nasioi (E. Papuan) with an alveolar tap realized as [ l] before /u o/.
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